Accommodation of Official Participants
IIHF Division I World Championships · Participants Regulations · Services and Protocol · Accommodation And Board
85.1The Host shall provide accommodation in 4- or 5-star hotels and full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) to all participants listed under Art. 90-92 of this Event Code.
85.2Hotels shall be within a twenty (20) minutes bus travel time radius from the respective arena.
85.3At a minimum, the Host shall provide the following amounts of rooms:
Participating Teams 110 IIHF Game officials and IIHF Supervisors 17 IIHF Council, Staff and guests 10
85.4The Host is responsible for ensuring that any agreements with the hotels provide as much flexibility as possible in terms of additional rooms, date changes, late deadlines of confirmation, as well as favorable cancelation policies.
85.5The Host shall seek IIHF approval no later than twelve (12) months prior to the beginning of the Championship for the specific hotels and hotel rates where Official Participants shall stay during the Championship.
85.6The Host shall make reservations on behalf of the IIHF and the Commercial Partner for persons not listed under Art. 93 of this Event Code.
85.7The Host shall make reservations for media if so requested by the IIHF.
85.8Any costs related to accommodation of persons not listed under Art. 93 of this Event Code shall be invoiced to the IIHF, unless otherwise stated in writing by the IIHF and/or the Commercial Partner.
85.9The Host shall ensure that additional rooms for guests, not listed under Art. 93 of this Event Code, are provided to them at the same financial conditions they have negotiated for the Official Participants.
85.10In the event that any of the Official Participants cause damage to their accommodation, Championship transportation or at the arenas, the Host is responsible for checking the extent of the damage and bearing the connected costs. The Host shall invoice the concerned Official Participant(s). The Host shall inform the IIHF regarding the damage occurred.